Greetings GovLoopers! UPDATE as of 11/8/09: Based on initial feedback last week, please see the various changes in BOLD below. In talking to many of the social media practitioners in and around government agencies, one of their stated best practices is the development and display of a solid policy that provides guidelines for engagement onRead… Read more »
This week’s Project of the Week is special. We’re highlighting “Armed With Science” – a podcast hosted by the Department of Defense (DoD) that airs every Wednesday at 1:00 p.m. EDT (and you can follow them on Twitter – @armedwscience). What makes it special is not only the incredible perspectives of the people that IRead… Read more »
Last week, I attended an outstanding presentation at the Executive Leadership Conference (ELC) in Williamsburg by P.K. Agarwal, a fellow GovLooper and California’s Chief Technology Officer (CTO). Agarwal was impressive both in delivery and design of the content for his session entitled, “Reinventing ‘We the People’: The Changing Face of Technology in Government.” I askedRead… Read more »
Over the last few weeks, I noticed some great content being shared by Tariq Piracha, a Content Strategist for the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Government of Canada, and thought it would be great to feature him as the GovLoop Member of the Week so that we can all learn a bit moreRead… Read more »
Phil Bertolini, Deputy County Executive/Chief Information Officer for Oakland County, Michigan, is a new member to GovLoop. Phil released a book in June 2009 called “IT Budgeting and Decision Making: Maximizing Your Government’s Technology Investments” that he co-edited with Shayne Kavanagh. Check out the brief interview with Phil about the book below: 1) What wasRead… Read more »
Hi Everyone, I am sitting here at the Executive Leadership Conference in Williamsburg, VA, with Paul Adler, US Business Development Manager for the Australian Trade Commission (Austrade), an Australian government organization. We are engaging in a quick live tour of GovLoop. Paul facilitates collaboration and conversations between the US and Australian governments on a rangeRead… Read more »
Today is a big day in my life and I’m really excited to share it with you – the GovLoop Community. Mr. GovLoop himself (aka Steve Ressler) has asked me to join his team as the GovLoop Community Manager! So what does that mean? It means I’ve resigned from the Graduate School and will dedicateRead… Read more »
Over the past year, I have been a member of the Executive Board of Young Government Leaders (YGL). Like GovLoop, it was co-created by Steve Ressler (aka “Mr. GovLoop”) to connect people with one another. In particular, the organization is open to government employees who are “young in their service or fresh in their perspective.”Read… Read more »
Have you seen the latest issue of the U.S. General Service Administration’s Intergovernmental Solutions newsletter? It’s chock full of great articles aimed at improving communication between public servants and citizens. I have embedded it below for you to view or download. Do you have any thoughts about the articles? Engaging Citizens Originally published at theRead… Read more »
Space, the final frontier. These are the voyages of the Starship Enterprise. Its five-year mission: to explore strange new worlds, to seek out new life and new civilizations, to boldly go where no man has gone before. – Captain James T. Kirk, start of every episode of the original TV series ‘Star Trek While CaptainRead… Read more »